PHY-597B: Topics in Biophysics

This course, intended for students with a background in physical, chemical, or quantitative life science, will cover physical principles that apply to biological molecules and cells: Bownian motion, low Reynolds-number environments, forces relevant to cells and molecules, chemical potentials and free energies, as well as the basics of polymer physics.  These principles will be applied to enzymes as molecular machines, membranes, DNA, and RNA.

Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
3
Prerequisites: 
Physics 181 & 182 (or Physics 151 & 152), Physics 287 & 423 (or Chemistry 475), Math 233
Semester(s) offered: 
Spring

Course Schedules

Semester Sec Instructor Times / Rm
Spring 2018 Lori Goldner
TuTh 2:30-3:45
HAS 111